AmeriTrust Announces Warrant Exercise Proceeds of $35 Million

AmeriTrust Financial Technologies Inc. (TSXV: AMT,OTC:AMTFF) (OTCQB: AMTFF) (FSE: 1ZV) ("AmeriTrust", "AMT" or the "Company"), a fintech platform focused on automotive finance, announces that it has received gross proceeds of CAD$35,073,967 from the exercise of warrants.

In January 2026, AmeriTrust completed a brokered offering of convertible debenture and LIFE units (the "Offering"). Under the Offering, subscribers were issued an aggregate of 598,749,871 warrants with an exercise price of $0.12 and an expiry date of five years. In addition, a total of 15,743,000 broker warrants were issued with an exercise price of $0.05 and an expiry date of two years. To date, a total of 285,867,642 convertible debenture and LIFE warrants have been exercised for proceeds of $34,304,117 and 15,397,000 broker warrants have been exercised for proceeds of $769,850. The aggregate gross proceeds received to date from the exercise of convertible debenture, LIFE and broker warrants is $35,073,967. The Company intends to use the proceeds to fund additional new and used vehicle lease contracts, to provide collateralized capital to secure lease financing facilities from external financial institutions and for general working capital purposes.

Jeff Morgan, Chief Executive Officer of AmeriTrust, commented:

"We began restarting our leasing operations early in 2026, after the close of approximately CAD$40 million convertible debenture and equity financing. After a very successful ramp up, we began working with our shareholders, who participated in the financing late last year, to exercise the $0.12 warrants providing significant additional capital into the business. I am very pleased that many of our shareholders, including myself, have exercised over CAD$35 million in warrants - bringing our total cash balance to over CAD$65 million."

Mr. Morgan continued: "Strategically, this capital further enhances the strength of the Company's balance sheet and will be a positive catalyst to increase our self-funded lease portfolio and to secure additional funding facilities to continue to grow our business at an accelerated pace. We are very thankful to our warrant holders as they increase their equity exposure, which underscores their confidence in AmeriTrust's strategy and ongoing growth of our lease portfolio across our dealer network, our strategic partnerships and the expansion of AmeriTrust Auto."

About AmeriTrust Financial Technologies Inc.

AmeriTrust Financial Technologies Inc., listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, OTCQB, and Frankfurt markets, is a finance solution and fintech provider disrupting the automotive industry. AmeriTrust's integrated, cloud-based transaction platform facilitates transactions amongst consumers, dealers, and funders. AmeriTrust's platform is being made available across the United States.

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